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Saints set hefty price for Marshall as Hawk weighs up Suns interest

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Ryan, P., & Gleeson, M. (2026, October 4). Saints set hefty price for Marshall as Hawk weighs up Suns interest. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/saints-set-hefty-price-for-marshall-as-hawk-weighs-up-suns-interest-20261004-p612q8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-04 · by Peter Ryan, Michael Gleeson

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St Kilda wants Geelong’s first-round draft pick and a player in exchange for contracted ruckman Rowan Marshall, who is turning 31 soon. The Saints previously sought but did not secure Marshall when Tom De Koning transferred to Geelong last year. Meanwhile, Gryan Miers’ medical with West Coast could potentially open discussions about moving him from Geelong if West Coast shows interest and can offer a draft pick in return, aiding negotiations over Marshall’s trade price.
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St Kilda wants Geelong’s first-round draft pick (pick 14) and a player in exchange for their contracted ruckman Rowan Marshall, who is about to turn 31. Last year, St Kilda had tried but failed to trade Marshall to Geelong when Tom De Koning arrived at the Cats instead. Saints football boss Lenny Hayes said it would take time to reach an agreement because of how highly they rate Marshall, yet he remains open to further discussions. This proposed deal exceeds recent ruckman trades like those involving Brodie Grundy and Jordan Dawson, though Marshall is a contracted player which gives the Saints leverage over his value. Meanwhile, St Kilda’s Gryan Miers' future is uncertain after he did medical tests with West Coast before traveling to Italy.

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Peter Ryan
31 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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🔮 His dissatisfaction with the Swans shows he doesn’t believe his involvement in whatever may have happened at the Pullman has been fairly reflected in Sydney’s decisions.
🔮 Hawk forwards Aidan Schubert and Sam Butler will become Gold Coast players as early as Monday as the Suns bolster their forward line following the loss of Ben King to Hawthorn.
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🔮 Twelve months ago, St Kilda rejected Geelong’s overtures for Marshall and never stated what would persuade them to change their minds.
🔮 Merrett will move to Hawthorn in exchange for picks 15 and 25 in this year’s draft and a future second-round draft pick.
🔮 The Saints have not nominated a player they would like to pair with the pick for Marshall, having earlier made a failed bid for Lawson Humphries.
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Topics

Cats Geelong Saints St Kilda West Coast

Subjects

Geelong GPE · 4× Cats ORG · 3× Marshall PERSON · 3× Saints ORG · 3× West Coast ORG · 3× AFL ORG · 2× Melbourne GPE · 2× Miers PERSON · 2× St Kilda ORG · 2× Sydney GPE · 2×

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Saints footy boss Lenny Hayes told Trade Radio last week it was “going to take a little bit to get to a point where we’re satisfied as a football club because of how highly we rate Rowan,” but he said they were open to further discussions.
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🔮 The Saints have not nominated a player they would like to pair with the pick for Marshall, having earlier made a failed bid for Lawson Humphries.
2026-10-04 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Saints set hefty price for Marshall as Hawk weighs up Suns interest · assertive framing

Claims (21 extracted, 2 hedged)

St Kilda want Geelong’s first-round draft pick and a player in any trade for contracted ruckman Rowan Marshall. asserted
Kilda → want → Marshall
Having failed to agree a deal for Marshall to move to Geelong 12 months ago when Tom De Koning arrived, St Kilda have put a hefty price on the contracted ruck, who is about to turn 31, with the Cats’ first pick at 14. asserted
who → fail → 14
The Saints have not nominated a player they would like to pair with the pick for Marshall, having earlier made a failed bid for Lawson Humphries. asserted
they → nominate → Humphries
Saints footy boss Lenny Hayes told Trade Radio last week it was “going to take a little bit to get to a point where we’re satisfied as a football club because of how highly we rate Rowan,” but he said they were open to further discussions. asserted
they → tell → discussions
Such a deal would exceed recent transactions involving ruckmen, including Brodie Grundy’s trades to Melbourne and Sydney, although his deal involved the sharing of his contract. asserted
deal → exceed → contract
Adelaide’s Jordan Dawson cost the Crows pick 14 when he was traded from Sydney in 2022. asserted
he → cost → 2022
However, the Saints can drive the asking price for a contracted player. asserted
Saints → drive → player
Meanwhile, Gryan Miers’ future remains cloudy given he took the precaution of doing a medical with West Coast before leaving for Italy. asserted
he → remain → Italy
Miers is contracted for two more years and is reportedly happy at the Cats. uncertain
Miers → contract → Cats
He did the medical as a safeguard should talks between West Coast and Geelong lead to the Cats being open, or keen, for him to move. asserted
him → do → Coast
Miers partially tore his ACL early in the season but did not have surgery and returned to play 17 games. asserted
Miers → tear → games
There are no plans for him to have surgery on the knee, but given the unusual nature of the injury and treatment a club needed to do a medical on him before any talks progressed. asserted
talks → be → him
Should West Coast push for a trade for the 27-year-old forward, a draft pick in exchange would give Geelong options in discussions over Marshall. asserted
pick → push → Marshall
Meanwhile, Jack Viney did a medical at Essendon on Saturday after already doing a medical when in Perth to visit the Eagles last week. asserted
Viney → do → Eagles
Viney, who is contracted at Melbourne, is weighing his options which include remaining at the Demons. asserted
which → contract → Demons
Hawthorn’s Aiden Schubert is weighing up whether to visit Gold Coast as part of a trade which could unlock Ben King’s move as a free agent. uncertain
which → weigh → agent
A move would be unusual given he was pick 25 in last year’s draft and only recently signed an extension after playing one game this season. asserted
he → give → game
Calsher Dear’s decision to remain a Hawk means there is a logjam of key forwards, but Mabior Chol and Jack Gunston are only contracted until the end of 2027. asserted
Chol → remain → 2027
GWS want a first round draft pick for running defender Lachie Whitefield, the former No.1 draft pick. asserted
GWS → want → Whitefield
The Blues, with picks 23 and 24 in the draft, believe one of those selections is sufficient for the 32-year-old. asserted
one → believe → old
Whitfield is contracted until the end of next season. asserted
Whitfield → contract → season
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